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Alexander The Great Legacy

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Running Head: Alexander The Great 2 Alexander the Great was one of the most powerful military leaders the world has ever known. He was a man who was a philosopher, warrior, diplomat, and Conquering king. He was believed to have been the son of Zeus. He would cut through Asia for 12,000 miles. His fame turned to legend and it was said that he could not be defeated in battle. He was always getting ready for the day when he would rule the whole known world. He started when he was young, then he grew up and then conquered Greece and Persia. After this he became a legacy and is remembered as one of history's most powerful ruler. He was born to the ruler of Macedonia. The ruler was Philip the Second. He was making Plans to unite all of Greece under …show more content…

He became king because his father was murdered by the chief bodyguard at his sister Cleopatras wedding. The guard drew a short sword and stabbed the king then ran. The other guards caught him and killed him immediately after he had done this. To ensure there was going to be no blame put on him Alexander decided to lead an investigation on his fathers death. He then started murdering his enemies to ensure he would not be challenged for the throne. He had people die of mysterious causes and his baby brother he had murdered. In fact he killed all his brothers. He conquered all the people that were living north and east of the Danube. After this he went to take over Athens and Thebes who were plotting to defeat him. So he marched to Thebes in thirteen days. That is two hundred fifty miles. He blocked all escape routes and then attacked the city with his siege towers and catapults. When he was told that the city would surrender he sacked the city and killed every fighting man and sold the rest as slaves. After this dramatic entry to the world stage he spared Athens. This caused all the Greek Cities to swear allegiance to the great Macedonian King. Then he set his sights on one of his greatest prizes, Persia. On may three hundred thirty four B.C. Alexander landed in Persia. As was tradition he took and spear and threw it into the sand. This was a symbolic way to say that he was conquering

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